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What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

Best Nollywood Films of 2026, So Far

While Nollywood’s artistic ambitions have supposedly heightened, they often don’t translate onscreen.

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.

Seyi Lasisi

3 months ago

Intentional Storytelling and Black Consciousness in Kunle Afolayan’s “The Figurine” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”

Intentional storytelling are the purposeful creative choices that involve a smooth blend of narrative, aesthetic style and themes in a manner that enhances meaning and overall appeal.

Adedamola Adedayo

6 months ago

Afolabi Olalekan’s “Freedom Way” Fails to Aspire Beyond Reiteration and Lamentation

Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, takes a lengthy and laborious 90 minutes to drive home a single point: our lives, as humans and Nigerians, especially, are connected. Uzzi’s script assembles a varied cast to make this point: the co-founders of Easy Go Ride, Themba (Jesse Suntele), Tayo (Ogaranya), and Edi […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 year ago

Sustaining Nigerian Stand-Up Comedy with Comedy Clubs

In the early 2000s, the success of the Nigerian comedy industry hinged majorly on a prominent genre, known as stand-up Comedy. This was a specialized style of comedy, where comedians stood in front of people and made them laugh. To be successful at this, they developed essential skills such as spontaneity, time management, and a […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

2 years ago

YouTube and The Democratization of Nollywood

In the early twentieth century, the Nigerian film industry was in its embryonic stage of development. Colonial filmmakers in existence at the time released films such as Palaver (1926) and Sanders of the River (1935) which were shot in Nigeria and featured Nigerian actors in narratives that belittled the African country and promoted the imperialist […]

2 years ago

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Period Film “House of Ga’a” Comes To Netflix On July 26th

Bolanle Austen Peters’ historical film House of Ga’a will premiere on Netflix on July 26th. Set in 18th century Oyo Empire, the period film delves into the rise and fall of Bashorun Ga’a, a ruthless legendary kingmaker and prime minister whose mischief and diabolical reign are undone by his own blood. The cast of the […]

2 years ago

“Késárí The King” Review: A Mock-Epic Narrative Gone Astray

Ibrahim Yekini (Itele d icon) produced and, with Tope Adebayo, co-directed Késárí the King, the latest addition to the filmmaker’s Késárí franchise whose previous installments, Késárí 1&2, released in 2018, are available on YouTube. Following its release Késárí the King had a run in the Nigerian cinemas before its recent debut on Netflix. In the film, the […]

2 years ago

“Kill Boro” Review: Another Fictionalization of Niger Delta Struggles and Survival

Set in the fictional oil-rich region of Azuama, Kill Boro explores themes of family, survival, militancy, hope and redemption, particularly through the lead character Boro, played by Philip Asaya. Boro, a debt-ridden ex-militant, faces threat for defaulting on a loan taken from his former underground boss, Jaguar (Yibokoko). Outside the world of crime that he […]

2 years ago

“Oya: The Goddess Of Gods” Animation Short Film Review: A Flip Through Traditional Yoruba Identity

Lawrence Dieyi’s Oya: the goddess of gods is an animation short film inspired by an ancient tale of the Oyo Empire. It follows the story of Oya, a young devoted woman born with powers that puts her in charge of the elements as she navigates two worlds. Her flawed personality, however, sets her at loggerheads […]

2 years ago

Season 2 of Beyond the Veil Series Premieres on Amazon Prime Video

Naila Media announces the second season of Beyond the Veil series, which is available from June 7, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video and can be streamed across Sub-Saharan Africa, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia-English speaking territories. Beyond The Veil has been well received for its represent of Northern Nigerian culture on a […]

2 years ago

Trailer For Anticipated “Creole Roots” Music Video Retains Enigma of Cross-cultural Film “This Unexpected Love”

The trailer for anticipated music video of Creole Roots, which is off the 18-song soundtrack of the film This Unexpected Love, is out. This Unexpected Love premiered earlier this year in a private screening, with its soundtrack featuring a captivating song that spotlights the beauty and diversity of Africa and its heritage. The music video […]

2 years ago

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What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

Best Nollywood Films of 2026, So Far

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

Intentional Storytelling and Black Consciousness in Kunle Afolayan’s “The Figurine” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”

Afolabi Olalekan’s “Freedom Way” Fails to Aspire Beyond Reiteration and Lamentation

Sustaining Nigerian Stand-Up Comedy with Comedy Clubs

YouTube and The Democratization of Nollywood

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Period Film “House of Ga’a” Comes To Netflix On July 26th

“Késárí The King” Review: A Mock-Epic Narrative Gone Astray

“Kill Boro” Review: Another Fictionalization of Niger Delta Struggles and Survival

“Oya: The Goddess Of Gods” Animation Short Film Review: A Flip Through Traditional Yoruba Identity

Season 2 of Beyond the Veil Series Premieres on Amazon Prime Video

Trailer For Anticipated “Creole Roots” Music Video Retains Enigma of Cross-cultural Film “This Unexpected Love”

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